Welcome to Ancona, Gateway to the East. The city and its ancient, cosmopolitan port have always been a bridge as well as a pivot between the East
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
Wholesalers, restaurant owners, and professionals are seated in the bleachers in the amphitheater of the fish market in Mandracchio. And behind the
The Arch of Trajan, an icon for travellers on their way in and out of the city, is among the most important Roman remains in the Marche region, one
Every night, the ritual of the auction plays out under the concrete bays designed by Gaetano Minnucci. At the top of the staircase, a
It was the year 2008 when street artists Blu and Ericailcane painted the murals Bottles on the silos of the South Wharf in the Port of Ancona. These
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